Roberto Blades

Roberto Blades
Birth name	Roberto Bellido de Luna
Born	(1962-07-02) 2 July 1962 (age 62) Panama City, Panama
Genres	Salsa music
Occupation	singer
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Fania Records

Roberto Blades (born Roberto Bellido de Luna) is a Panamanian Salsa singer. His most popular songs are "Ya No Regreso Contigo", "Lagrimas", "Poquita Fe", "Casco", "Detalles", "El Artista Famoso", "Victima de Afecto", "Flor Dormida" and "Si Estuvieras Conmigo" among many more. He is the younger brother of singer Rubén Blades.

In 2002, Roberto Blades won the Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album.^[1] He has not released a new album since preferring to work as a songwriter and producer.

In June 2010, Blades appeared on Dateline NBC to discuss Joran van der Sloot. According to Blades, he witnessed van der Sloot's behavior on the night of the death of Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramírez.^[2]

References

^ "Grammy Award Winners". Retrieved 20 June 2008.
^ Hansen, Chris (11 June 2010). "Deadly Connection?". Dateline NBC. NBC News. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2010.

v t e Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
2000s	"Dímelo" – Roberto Blades, Angie Chirino, Marc Anthony & Cory Rooney (songwriters) (2000) "El Alma al Aire" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2001) "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2002) "Es Por Ti" – Juanes (songwriter) (2003) "No Es lo Mismo" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2004) "Tu No Tienes Alma" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2005) "La Tortura" – Shakira & Luis Fernando Ochoa (songwriters) (2006) "La Llave de Mi Corazón" – Juan Luis Guerra (songwriter) (2007) "Me Enamora" – Juanes (songwriter) (2008) "Aquí Estoy Yo" – Claudia Brant, Luis Fonsi & Gen Reuben (songwriters) (2009)
2010s	"Mientes" – Mario Domm & Mónica Vélez (songwriters) (2010) "Latinoamérica" – Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13 (Eduardo Cabra, René Pérez) (songwriters) (2011) "¡Corre!" – Jesse & Joy & Tommy Torres (songwriters) (2012) "Volví a Nacer" – Andrés Castro & Carlos Vives (songwriters) (2013) "Bailando" – Descemer Bueno, Gente de Zona & Enrique Iglesias (songwriters) (2014) "Hasta la Raíz" – Leonel García & Natalia Lafourcade (songwriters) (2015) "La Bicicleta" – Andrés Castro, Shakira & Carlos Vives (songwriters) (2016) "Despacito" – Daddy Yankee, Erika Ender and Luis Fonsi (songwriters) (2017) "Telefonía" – Jorge Drexler (songwriter) (2018) "Calma" – Pedro Capó, Gabriel Edgar González Pérez & George Noriega (songwriters) (2019)
2020s	"René" – Residente (songwriter) (2020) "Patria y Vida" – Descemer Bueno, El Funky, Gente de Zona, Yadam González, Beatriz Luengo, Maykel Osorbo & Yotuel (songwriters) (2021) "Tocarte" – Jorge Drexler, Pablo Drexler, Víctor Martínez & C. Tangana (songwriters) (2022) "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" – Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz & Shakira (songwriters) (2023) "Derrumbe" – Jorge Drexler (songwriter) (2024)

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